Recs.
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A 2D metroidvania styled game that incorporates Mexican Lucha Libre culture into the story and gameplay.
SpecsUpdate
Pros
Pro Local co-op is supported, allowing players to experience the game together
Guacamelee only has local co-op support, no online play sadly but seems to be done by developers choice. Despite this, the co-op allows you to join in someone else's game as well as have others join yours, making for an easy way to share experiences.
Cons
Con Controls on the keyboard don't work that well
The game was clearly designed with a controller in mind. Specifically, there’s a mechanic that allows throwing enemies and various objects that clearly benefits from using the analog stick to aim. Aiming using the keyboard is limited to 8 directions and is not sufficiently precise.
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Comments
Flagged Pros + Cons
Pro Fun fighting combo system
Attacks in Guacamelee are done with combining lots of different attacks into one devastating and fun to execute combo.
Pro Game progression through new moves
Areas in the game are unlocked by performing moves on obstructive blocks, which allows your move complexity to increase proportionally with game progression.
Pro Well executed pop-culture references as well as references of other titles
Pop-culture as well as other popular titles within the metroidvania and platformer genres are referenced throughout the game in various situations for comedic effect. And it's done in a very unobtrusive way as to not be annoying.